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using a divide+ on different machines?so I got a 48k that works today.. finally :) but the divide just acts as a reset switch when I hit the NMI button.. on my +2 (black issue) it boots t…
... that works today.. finally :) but the divide just acts as a ... reset switch when I hit the NMI button.. on my +2 ... (black issue) it boots the machine in 48k to work ... for +3 , but there are 2 at the back that need to be ... -
Spectrum jonathan cauldwell new game cronosoft competition thingFor launch at the EUROGAMER EXPO at Earl's Court, Jonathan Cauldwell has written a brand new Speccy game. Launching on 22nd September, is the game C…
... fortune** that comes with having a game displayed at the expo :)
Whilst the blurb for the game hasn't been written yet, the game involves ... a boat with ... -
neighbours from Hell pt2couldn't find the exsisting thread :( so yesterday , my idiot neighbour starts bonfire again.. and again today...now my retro collection smells smo…
couldn't find the exsisting thread :(
... stuff I wanna sell.. with the lovely smell of smoke on ... /> the idiot has the unlazy option to go to the recycling place with the stuff ... coz the council offices are shut till the 2nd, I wanted to get the smoke ... -
Help opening a DC mains adaptorDoes anyone have any good tips for opening a mains adaptor like the ones pictured below (photo pinched from ebay), without causing damage to the inte…
... opening a mains adaptor like the ones pictured below (photo pinched ... ebay), without causing damage to the internals?
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The TZX Format - State of Play?Was on here some months back asking more or less the same thing, as I recall at the time the author, due to the posts, said he was going to release t…
... or less the same thing, as I recall at the time the author, due ... to the posts, said he ... was going to release the source for maketzx.
Accidental rainbow effects.. How do I adapt?I've somehow bizzarrely created a rainbow text effect on my title screen by accident. The title was just supposed to flash different colours whilst …
... by accident.
The title was just supposed to ... , but since the addition of the IN command the routine produces some ... (or other key combinations) are pressed at the same time that is.
the need to press keys?< ...Hardware description - MB-02+ interfaceOn this thread will soon released info about MB-02+ idisk interface ( memory paging mechanism, list of ports, addressing, MB IDE, schematics, etc... …
... memory paging mechanism, list of ports, addressing, MB IDE, schematics, ... schematic (last fixed version with signed ports addressing):
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All ports with addressing 0xxxxx11 are used in MB-02 ... some old interfaces parallel with MB-02+ to ZX ...Movin And A Groovin Horizontal Flip improvementOn the left is the flip horizontal portion from Andy Pennell'S excellent Movin' & a Groovin' machine code screen routines from Your Spectrum #19 (Oct…
... the t-states.
Then the POP/ PUSH HL IX and the ... were already at the correct memory address!
The result was ... NC,SWITCH ;turn around ; at the expense of a few bytes ... 1800 ; HL and IX are already at the
ADD HL,DE ...Repalce 4164 RAM by 41464Dear all, I have some amount of 41464 DRAM from old PC VGA card which are useless at the moment. I think to keep them as a spare for the upper 32k R…
... old PC VGA card which are useless at the moment. I think to ... keep them as a spare for the ...What is this spectrum game I dimly remember?Hi all, Ages and ages ago the collective genius of this forum helped me identify a game of my childhood as 'They Stole A Million'. Well, another mys…
... br /> Ages and ages ago the collective genius of this forum ... the game in a prison cell with a cup, a sink and the ... to fill the cup with water and throw it at the bars. ... which was in the test tubes. The reason I remember ... this game from the depths of my memory ...Why didnt 48k ingame music work?There were very few games that had ingame 48k music, a couple I can think of were Kung Fu Master and Manic Miner but it always sounded drained and no…
There were very few games that had ingame 48k music, a couple I can think of were Kung Fu Master and Manic Miner but it always sounded drained and not very good. Did the 48k speccy have an issue with moving graphics and music at the same time?Your saturday ritual as a kidWake up about 9AM to watch Phillip Scofield for about 3 HOURS in bed (sarcastic thumbs up) Mom would come in halfway through to vacuum the floor whic…
... in halfway through to vacuum the floor which would annoy me ... .
Might go to the local toy store or petrol ... /> Go to the library with my mom to look at the books (exciting I ... know)
in the ...Homebrew Gaming Weekend<P>Coders, artists and musicians might like to know there's a <A href="http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8935">homebrew developer…
... developer weekend in Bolton on the 11th/12th July 2015. Anyone ... excellent opportunity to meet up with fellow 8-bit developers, discuss ... turning up to this one at some point. If I do ... my laptop, complete with Gamex 2 (nearly complete at the time of writing ...Question about Z80 and RD/WRI know almost nothing about the Z80 CPU but I am learning. I know this is WoS so I hope asking generic Z80 related questions are OK. Anyway, I wa…
... asking generic Z80 related questions are OK.
... active at the same time? I can't imagine that the CPU ... would incorrectly try to read/write at the ... to prevent the microcontroller from thinking both are happening at the same ...Grumpy old man commentJust when you thought the kids fake accents (you know the inflecting one) couldn't get worse I've recently noticed it has evolved. To explain, we…
... thought the kids fake accents (you know the inflecting one) couldn't ... have the answering a question with a question by inflecting at the end ... of confidence by weakening the voice right at the end. Imagine if ... might have spoken from the back of your throat ...graphic adventure creator problemshi, im having a problem with conditions. when i try to enter the 2nd line it merges it into the first line and then dissapears when i try to look …
hi,
im having a problem with conditions. when i try to enter the 2nd line it merges it into the first line and then dissapears when i try to look at the 2nd line. what is going on?ZEsarUX 8.1 Beta 2Hi! I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX 8.1 Beta 2 version! You can download it from https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/8.1-161220…
... width increases, registers located at the most right position
t fail anymore when message ... square brackets []) are played at the end of the menu line
-now menu settings ([ ] and [X]) are ...5" RGB 15KHz monitor....Hi all, Missing having a dedicated RGB for my computers, as well as something small enough and portable so I can throw it around when fixing stuff…
... :3 aspect ratio, with a RGB scan converter at the back, so I ... out rather well, so sharing with everyone :)
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When some new video tech enters your old houseBeing the sort of creature that has kept all the old TVs and monitors around since I first began taking interest in video matters it was with curiosi…
... that has kept all the old TVs and ... it was with curiosity that I looked at the 28'' flat ... LG led TV that once belonged in the ... something with all the things in her flat since the place ... was rented and the landlord wants ...Manic MinerAnyone got any tips for getting past the solar power generator? I keep running out of air, despite trying to stay out of the way of the suns rays or …
You just have to do everything correctly and as quickly as possible. Even when I get past SPG, it is with very little air left at the end.Where can i get Microddrive cassettes from?Hi, can i still buy microdrive casettes anywhere? Also i just got hold of an OPUS discdrive? Can i just use a regular floppy disc in this?
Try ebay - a case of four are available at the mo.Loading Superstition.When I was a kid, my sister and I held certain superstitions about certain games which would affect whether they would load successfully or not. The…
Hi Arjun -
The chuntey actually derived from chutney' ... .sinclair - It's origins are explained at the CSS folklore FAQ here: [url ... - no HTML and I don't know BBCode...]
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++off-topic++ Anyone else bought one of those 8-bit 'retro' consoles advertised on cable tv?tvOver christmas I was bored, and found myslef flicking through all the cable channels on NTL. They change the package so often, i have all but given u…
... big and actually contained the games - and also ... were loads of classics on the - Circus Charlie, Track ... as such, just the 100 or so games ... the one controller in the form of a small cartridge. I don't ... have it anymore though - left it with a girl I knew at the ...unreleased games and beta versionsAre there any alternative beta versions of games, or games that were never released at all in the archive. I dont seem to be able to find any. There …
... was pretty poor. There are apparently at the most, about 7000 ... individual titles. There are loads of ... In a way, the compilation reflects the weaknesses of many games ... presented and packaged, but the content is slapdash and shoddy ...Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…
If you are stuck at the very start of RR you need to "get nightsights" then "wear nightsights"...it's a little obscure really, the only clue being either the instructions or an introduction that describes Harper's night vision goggles coming off.NEW CRONOSOFT RELEASES: HOP 'N' CHOP & GLOOP! Now availableTwo new Cronosoft releases for the Spectrum are now available for purchase online, or by mail order: [url="http://www.cronosoft.co.uk"]www.cronosoft…
... screen, the colours are colder, and the scanlines aren't there, making the graphics look ... blockier than they actually are. Look at the ... awful screen captures in magazines today for the Gamboy ...SPECTRUM ARCHIVE CDSHi, Is it me or are the spectrum archive cds thin on the ground. I purchased wos from Craig and it was dated march 2002! Also the discs from neuro c…
The vault tends to be updated ... only a handful of people are contributing at the moment, and it takes ... will make all the difference in the world to the .tzx vault team ...WOS Archive website thoughts.I had a flash of brilliance earlier, as recorded by the wonderful IRC... [snip] [18:14] <DarkHalf|nap> anyway [18:14] <DarkHalf|nap> bck to w…
Forever the optimist Woody ;) I'm feeling a bit low about things at the minute as well.
Dunno, the magic just seems to have gone or something :(
Thought doing beta 128 emulation might have cheered me up... alas not.Spec on phones, plus spec, SAM to phone Do you think it`ll ever be possible to have a phone where you can use a Spectrum AY tune as your Ringone? I couldn`t really give a flying fart for …
... Ringone?
I couldn`t really give a flying fart ... , with the ability to launch said emulator with a z80 or snapshot at the point ... a phone. i just don't feel that will happen.
t see why not, and a ...
